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Mar 2020
COVID-19 and Glaucoma Management
Regular appointments with your ophthalmologist or optometrist are vital for protecting your vision against glaucoma...
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Pharmacist
Mar 2020
Limits on Medicines to Ensure Equitable Access
Pharmacists have enforced Federal Government directions to limit dispensing and sales of prescriptions and certain over the counter medicines...
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Jen
Mar 2020
A Constant Pain in Sunshine Coast Woman’s Eye Leads to Life Changing ...
Unlike many glaucoma patients who often have no symptoms or pain, Jen Gierens, 56, knew something was wrong when she started experiencing pain in her eyes...
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Kirk Pengilly
Mar 2020
Kirk Pengilly fronts Glaucoma Australia’s ‘Don't Be Blindsided’ campaign ...
Iconic Aussie rock star and glaucoma patient Kirk Pengilly fronts Glaucoma ...
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Vernon
Mar 2020
Berwick Man Wins the Lottery of Sight
When Vernon Taylor 62, went to buy a lottery ticket at his local newsagency he never anticipated that he’d be winning big by having his eyesight saved...
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Milton
Mar 2020
Wodonga Man Told he’d be Blind by 50 Defies the Odds
At the young age of 32 and with no prior family history of glaucoma, the furthest thing from Milton Mann’s mind was the risk of going blind ...
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Doctors and specialists around desk conducting meeting
Mar 2020
Making Collaborative Care a Reality
Collaborative care between optometrists and ophthalmologists provides the opportunity to detect and treat disease in a timely manner...
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Debra
Mar 2020
Debra's Story
My name is Debra Ciuffetelli and I have been living with Congenital Glaucoma for over 61 years ...
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Kirk Pengilly leaning against wall with grafitti
Mar 2020
Kirk Pengilly: Return from the Brink of Blindness
Kirk Pengilly, of INXS fame, was just 29 when he came within millimetres of losing his sight to acute angle closure glaucoma...
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